The Donglu invaded and besieged Zunhua on November 3, causing terror in the world.

Before Wei Zhongxian died, he entrusted He Ji, who had mastered various hidden stakes, to Li Yi. Li Yi's current intelligence network was already very terrifying, two points stronger than the current Jin Yiwei.

After learning the news, Li Yi was also shocked and surprised.

You must know that after several years of patrolling in Liaodong, you also know that the armies in Liaodong still have some fighting strength. As long as you work together and stick to the city, it is not difficult to stop Huang Taiji. The Ming Dynasty spent so much money to build the nine-sided fortress.

Why was it so easy for Huang Taiji to take advantage of him?

Li Yi didn't even know that the generals of the Ming army were greedy for life and fearful of death. In order to preserve their strength, they completely ignored the overall situation and abandoned their friendly forces, resulting in the fall of Zunhua.

These Ming Dynasty's general soldiers and civil servants all have no lower limit.

While lamenting that the situation had changed too quickly, Li Yi looked at Anxin Core in the lobby of Anxin Township Nursing Home.

Anxin is the commercial center of the world, and now the situation in the Ming Dynasty is complicated. They also need to adjust their strategies in time to avoid losses.

Looking around now, there are already many young faces in the old people's home. Even the old people, there are some young people around them who are whispering their opinions.

The new generation of Anxin who have received systematic education have participated in Anxin's affairs through various channels.

Some of them focus on business and economics, some specialize in the general trend of the world, some have achieved military success, and some have developed new product technologies. It is because of them that Anxin can now control the Anxin Chamber of Commerce, which is the number one in the world.

The flow of wealth across East Asia.

Li Yi looked at this scene with joy, withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhang Mingde, the old patriarch and others sitting on both sides.

The old patriarch and others were seen looking solemn, and their worries were palpable.

However, Zhang Mingde and other warriors were active in their thoughts and had a bit of joy on their faces, but due to their status, they kept it all in their hearts and did not fully reveal it.

When Li Yi saw it, he smiled and scolded: "Zhang Yingzheng, I see you are restless, and you seem a little eager to try."

Zhang Mingde looked embarrassed, but he still stood up and bowed and said: "Commander of the brigade, the Donglu invaders have invaded, and Zunhua has become a battlefield. Our iron brigade is a regiment training rebel army. We will be the king of Qin in the north and show the style of our iron brigade to the world."

Now Zhang San has gone to Dongyang Town to garrison, and Chen Hongyan is in charge of immigration affairs in the northwest. At present, the only person who has no errands in the Anxin Railway Brigade is Yong Ying Ying Ying Zheng Zhang Mingde.

Li Yi smiled and said: "The style of the Iron Brigade, if our style is as good as that of the officers and soldiers, then from today onwards, the Iron Brigade will not be a great army in the world, but people with ulterior motives that everyone calls for beating."

No one knows the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers better than Li Yi who went to Liaodong, Mongolia and the northwest.

As soon as the well-equipped Iron Brigade comes out, it can easily overwhelm the officers and soldiers. Even the most courageous Guan Ning Iron Cavalry is just a group of backward cavalry in front of the Iron Brigade. They may not be able to break through even the line formation.

However, the Iron Brigade was only trained by the New Regiment, with three thousand soldiers. Logically speaking, they were all local warriors.

If he is stronger than the officers and soldiers, he will probably attract a lot of attention.

Zhang Mingde naturally understood this. He looked at Li Yi with some disappointment and said: "Commander, our Anxin Railway Brigade has not had a war for a long time. Is there no chance to take action this time?"

Li Yi said: "Now is not the time. Although the Donglu have invaded, the imperial court has sent Zhao Lijiao to lead troops to rescue. Zhao Lijiao's army is Guan Ning's elite, with good combat power. With them helping to defend Zunhua, it will be a sure thing.

Can stop Donglu."

Just after he said this, Xu Caihou walked in, looked around, and said nothing.

Li Yi naturally saw that he had something to say, and said directly: "Did something happen during the war? It doesn't hurt to just say it."

Xu Caihou said: "Commander of the brigade, I got the news that Zhao led his troops to rescue Zunhua, but was intercepted by the Donglu army. The two sides fought fiercely, and Zhao led his troops and retreated. The Zunhua city guard did not allow him to enter the city. Finally, Zhao led his troops.

He committed suicide and martyred his country."

"What?" After hearing the news, Li Yi's expression changed and he suddenly stood up.

Looking at Xu Caihou, Li Yi was surprised and said: "Zhao Shujiao's men are all elite officers and soldiers Guan Ning, how can they be defeated so miserably?"

Xu Cai said honestly: "It's not that the troops led by Zhao were weak in battle, but that they marched for several days in a row. They wanted to rest at the Santun camp, but were rejected by the guard Wang Guoyan. The army was exhausted, and then they were discovered by the Donglu.

They launched a surprise attack, surrounded and killed them, and this was a disastrous defeat."

When Li Yi heard these words, he said with a sad expression: "Old General Zhao was a great general of the country. Now he died in battle because of the opposition of his colleagues. It is really sad."

People who betray their teammates always make people hate them with gnashing of teeth.

Xu Caihou didn't care and said: "There are no officials or military officers in the court, and there are rarely no fights between them."

Li Yi ignored it and said: "Fortunately, there is still Zunhua City to block it, otherwise the Donglu situation will be difficult to control."

Xu Caihou looked at Li Yi and said with an embarrassed expression: "Commander of the Brigade, Zunhua City has also been captured by the Donglu."

"What?" Li Yi said in surprise: "Zunhua City is an important town in the north. How could it be captured so quickly?"

Xu Cai said kindly: "The Donglu sent spies into the city and set fire to it. The defenders abandoned the city and fled, and then they fell."

Li Yi was speechless for a moment.

He still overestimated the integrity of these generals.

The death of Zhao Shujiao was a great loss to the Ming Dynasty, and the fall of Zunhua City could be said to be a huge crisis.

If Zunhua City is not lost, it can still serve as a barrier to block the invasion of Donglu, giving the court an opportunity to maneuver. However, if Zunhua falls, then Donglu will have the initiative in the next invasion and will be difficult to suppress.

Li Yi knew that the Ming Dynasty was corrupt, but he never imagined that it would be so corrupt.

An important town fell so easily.

Everything like this cannot be made up for. Li Yi knew in his heart that the situation had begun to develop in the direction of chaos, and he could not stay out of it anyway.

Thinking of this, he looked at the old patriarch and said: "The situation is critical now. It will be difficult to control the Donglu troops. An Xin had better prepare in advance."

The old patriarch nodded and said: "Little benefactor, just make arrangements for yourself."

Li Yi nodded, looked at Zhang Mingde and said: "Order Yongying and Hanying to actively prepare for war, and there will be no room for failure."

Zhang Mingde was happy and quickly bowed in agreement.

After arranging military affairs, Li Yi turned to look at the old patriarch.

"How is Anxin's military resources?"

Actively preparing for war means that there is a big battle to be fought. But as the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first, and military supplies need to be prepared as soon as possible.

The white-haired old patriarch looked at Li Yi while leaning on a cane, his cloudy eyes lifeless.

"According to the previous instructions of the little benefactor, An Xin began to build ordnance and stockpile military supplies last year. Now it is not only used for the iron brigade to fight, but also supplies some troops and earns a lot of money."

Li Yi looked at Master Liu after hearing this.

As the main person in charge of Anxin Military Industry, Liu Dajiang knows the most about Anxin Military Industry.

"Little benefactor, although the Anxin Ordnance Factory is not large in scale, after several improvements, the efficiency of making ordnance has been greatly improved. Today, half of the ordnance produced every year is supplied to the Anxin Railway Brigade, and the other half has been supplied to General Cao on a limited basis as instructed.

Together with Governor Yuan of Liaodong, they not only make a lot of money every year, but also get to know military lieutenants and generals, opening the door to An Xin."

Li Yi just smiled at these things. The military industry trade was the original intention of establishing the Anxin Industrial Zone. In the future, the situation in the Ming Dynasty will become more and more chaotic, and wars will become more and more frequent. At that time, some goods from the Anxin Chamber of Commerce will flow

It will definitely be affected, but the military industry trade will usher in a new peak, allowing Anxin to continue to control the economic flow of the entire East Asia.

Li Yi nodded and said: "Anxin's ordnance has become more and more known to the generals of the Ming Dynasty. It won't be long before large orders come in. Then Master Liu will have to work hard."

Hearing what Li Yi said, Mr. Liu's dark face showed a proud smile, "I will naturally try my best on this matter and will not let my little benefactor down."

Li Yi nodded and said: "But we must also understand that what Anxin supplies to other armies can only be backward ordnance. Anxin's sharp weapons cannot be leaked out, otherwise they will be used by people with ulterior motives, which may bring disaster to Anxin."

After hearing this warning, Mr. Liu understood his responsibilities even more clearly. He immediately held up his hands and said, "I understand."

Speaking of this, Liu Dajiang hesitated and said: "But the area of ​​Anxin Industrial Zone is not large. Although it has been improved several times, it has reached its limit. My little benefactor, my subordinates still suggested building a new ordnance depot so that the industrial zone can be hidden in the dark."

place, and avoid prying from interested people."

Li Yi nodded and said: "I already have a plan for this matter. It just needs two years of planning. Once there is progress, I will have to trouble Master Liu."

Naturally, Master Liu would not postpone it and promised to make preparations early so as not to disappoint Li Yi.

The old patriarch also said: "I see that there are wars in the Ming Dynasty. The next few years will not be very stable. Anxin will definitely mobilize military resources more frequently. As for soldiers, life and death are matters of life and death. It is better to set up a special department.

This way we can turn around things in a timely manner and avoid delays and accidents.”

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded.

A village elder who was over fifty years old couldn't help but said: "Anxin is prosperous and stable, and sending out troops is very likely to cause disaster. Should we discuss this matter again?"

Before Li Yi could speak, the old patriarch, who was already weak, said sternly: "The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, how could An Xin survive alone? Born in sorrow and died in happiness, don't you know this simple truth?"

The old patriarch's status in Anxin was somewhat stronger than that of Li Yi. He scolded him so much that many village elders who had the same idea hid their faces and remained silent.

Li Yi was moved when he heard this.

The old patriarch is already weak, and many things have been left to the younger generation below. The reason why he has been holding on and not taking care of himself is to help himself sit in Anxin and prevent Li Yi from having any problems with his foundation.

misfortune.

Li Yi knew in his heart that the old patriarch had silently done too much for him. And it was precisely because of his presence that he could leave Anxin with peace of mind and fight for that trace of imperial luck.

In the next few days, Li Yi will naturally train the iron brigade and actively prepare for war.

Although the number of the brave camp and the fierce camp is less than 2,000, they have advanced ordnance, strong morale, and rigorous training. They are already far ahead of this era's new army, enough to deal with enemies ten times their size.

What is even more valuable is that the iron brigade sergeants have received military education. As long as conditions permit, they can quickly be relied on to serve as officers and expand a large army.

In this way, Li Yi personally trained the iron brigade and got along with the sergeants. Time passed quickly.

On this day, Uncle Ma, who was with Sun Chengzong, came to see Li Yi.

Uncle Ma is a close confidant of Sun Chengzong. He grew up with Sun Chengzong and has a high status in Sun's family.
To be continued...